POLICE REPORTS

March 18, 2014

- Police called at 4:23 a.m. Monday to the 400 block of Fair Avenue for a suspicious person found an elderly man who said he was locked out of his residence. Officers made contact with a family member who let him inside.

- An officer on patrol at 12:05 a.m. Monday initiated a stop for a traffic violation on Columbia Street. Once the stop was complete, the driver volunteered a consent to search, with nothing found in the vehicle.

- Police were called at 6:44 p.m. Sunday to Rose Avenue and East Third Street to check for a dark blue vehicle which left without paying for $15.05 worth of gas at Smith Oil on East State Street. The driver was described as a man with glasses.

- A suspicious person/vehicle was reported at 6:33 p.m. Sunday in the 1000 block of East Ninth Street. The vehicle was found, but not the driver.

- A domestic was reported at 6:14 p.m. Sunday in the 800 block of West Pershing Street where an argument allegedly began to turn physical. Both parties admitted pushing each other, but there was no apparent injury to either. The man was leaving for the evening. Both were told they have a right to the residence, but if they can't get along, they need to go to separate rooms.

- A caller at 6:10 p.m. Sunday reported a parking complaint in the 200 block of Park Avenue involving a pickup with North Carolina registration parked with the back end protruding into the road. The operator was contacted and moved the vehicle.

- A domestic was reported at 5:41 p.m. Sunday in the 1000 block of Buckeye Avenue. A female juvenile alleged her father put his hands on her chin area and the father said she was speaking poorly to him. He said he grabbed her by the chin to correct her behavior. No marks were observed. She said she did not talk back, but was told by the officer she has to listen to her father. Both were told to go to separate areas for the night.

- An anonymous person at 5:31 p.m. Sunday responded to the police station to provide information related to narcotics. The information will be forwarded to Columbiana County Drug Task Force agents.

- An open door was reported in the 800 block of South Broadway Avenue at 5:10 p.m. Sunday. The interior was found secure and police secured the door.

- A resident in the 400 block of Franklin Avenue reported at 4:58 p.m. Sunday that juveniles were throwing trash on his property. He said he has a problem with a neighbor's children and today one of them threw a bag with rice in it on his property. An officer made contact with the mother and told her about the complaint. She was told if the action continues, a citation will be issued.

COLUMBIANA

- Police arrested three juveniles for curfew violation following a traffic stop on East Park Avenue at 2:31 a.m. Sunday.

- A man reported at 1:39 p.m. Sunday there were key boxes unlocked for some of the vehicles at Columbiana Ford.

- The highway patrol reported at 9:31 p.m. Sunday there was a possible drunk driver westbound on state Route 14. Police checked the area but did not see the vehicle.

GOSHEN POLICE DISTRICT

- Police responded to an Apple Blossom Trail home at 10 p.m. March 4 where a resident reported his juvenile son was refusing to do his homework and gave his mother the middle finger.

- Police responded to a reported sexual offense to a juvenile female at a French Street home at 4:50 p.m. March 6.

- Officers responded to the area of Boxwood Drive in Beloit for a report of unknown males in a loud verbal confrontation in the street at 8:58 p.m. Friday. Officers were unable to find anyone.

LISBON

- Trash found dumped under the Canton Bridge on Sunday contained addresses of the Cox family on West Washington Street. Mr. Cox was contacted and said he had no idea how their trash ended up there but would make arrangements to have it cleaned up.

- Police responded as backup for sheriff's deputies called to the Traveler's Inn and Frola Motel at 1 a.m. Sunday in regard to a man tearing up the establishments.

- The security alarm went off at Albco Foundry at 11:10 p.m. Wednesday, 2:18 a.m. Thursday and at 3 a.m. Friday. Each time the building was found secure, the officer waited until someone with a key arrived and nothing was found amiss inside.